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Carbidopa-Levodopa Treatment Report

Brand Names: Sinemet, Carbidopa-Levodopa 25-100, Sinemet 25/100, Parcopa, Sinemet Plus, Carbidopa-Levodopa 25-250, Apo-Levocarb, Sinemet 25/250, Carbilev 25/250, Parkidopa, DuoDopa

What is Carbidopa-Levodopa? Levodopa is a dopamine precursor used to treat the movement disorder symptoms of Parkinson's disease. Carbidopa is often included with levodopa-containing drugs in order to boost its efficacy by slowing down the metabolism of dopamine.

See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.


Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Carbidopa-Levodopa.

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  100mg as needed 10mg-100mg as needed 10mg as needed 11 x 25 mg-100 mg all the time (24/7) 12mg as needed 1.5 25mg-100mg as needed 1other as needed 2 25mg-100mg as needed 25 mg-100 mg all the time (24/7) 25 mg-100 mg as needed 25mg-100mg as needed 25 mg-250 mg all the time (24/7) 25 mg-250 mg as needed 25mg-250mg as needed 25mg as needed 2.5 x 25 mg-100 mg all the time (24/7) 2 x 10 mg-100 mg all the time (24/7) 3 25mg-100mg as needed 3 x 25 mg-100 mg all the time (24/7) 4.5 x 25 mg-100 mg all the time (24/7) 4 x 25 mg-100 mg all the time (24/7) 6 x 25 mg-100 mg all the time (24/7) 7 25mg-250mg as needed 7 mg all the time (24/7) 8 25mg-250mg as needed as needed daily 0.25 mg daily 0.5 mg daily 1 mg daily 1 other daily 1.5 other daily 2 mg daily 2 tbs. daily 3 cap(s) daily 3 mg daily 3 other daily 3.5 mg daily 3.5 other daily 25 mg weekly 3.75 mg daily 4 mg daily 4 mmol/L daily 4 other daily 4.5 mg daily 5 mg daily 6 mg daily 6 other daily 8 mg daily 8 other daily 9 mg daily 10 mg daily 12 mg daily 12.5 mg daily 15 mg daily 20 mg daily 25 mg daily 25 tbs. daily 25.1 mg daily 4 x 25 mg-100 mg every other week 36 mg daily 37.5 mg daily 40 mg daily 25 mg-100 mg daily 50 mg daily 60 mg daily 62.5 mg daily 25 mg-100 mg one time 75 mg daily 100 mg daily 10 mg-100 mg daily 25 mg-100 mg daily 115 mg daily 125 mg daily 137 mg daily 138 mg daily 150 mg daily 1.5 x 25 mg-100 mg daily 1.75 x 25 mg-100 mg daily 200 mg daily 2 x 10 mg-100 mg daily 2 x 25 mg-100 mg daily 50 mg-200 mg daily 225 mg daily 250 mg daily 25 mg-250 mg daily 2.5 x 25 mg-100 mg daily 251 mg daily 275 mg daily 300 mg daily 3 x 10 mg-100 mg daily 3 x 25 mg-100 mg daily 330 mg daily 3.5 x 25 mg-100 mg daily 1.5 x 25 mg-250 mg daily 375 mg daily 2 x 50 mg-200 mg daily 400 mg daily 4 x 10 mg-100 mg daily 4 x 25 mg-100 mg daily 450 mg daily 4.5 x 25 mg-100 mg daily 2 x 25 mg-250 mg daily 500 mg daily 5 x 25 mg-100 mg daily 525 mg daily 550 mg daily 5.5 x 25 mg-100 mg daily 3 x 50 mg-200 mg daily 600 mg daily 6 x 10 mg-100 mg daily 6 x 25 mg-100 mg daily 625 mg daily 660 mg daily 6.75 x 25 mg-100 mg daily 700 mg daily 7 x 25 mg-100 mg daily 3 x 25 mg-250 mg daily 750 mg daily 7.5 x 25 mg-100 mg daily 4 x 50 mg-200 mg daily 800 mg daily 8 x 10 mg-100 mg daily 8 x 25 mg-100 mg daily 8.5 x 25 mg-100 mg daily 3.5 x 25 mg-250 mg daily 900 mg daily 9 x 25 mg-100 mg daily 950 mg daily 120 x 25 mg-250 mg monthly 1000 mg daily 10 x 25 mg-100 mg daily 4 x 25 mg-250 mg daily 10.5 x 25 mg-100 mg daily 1100 mg daily 11 x 25 mg-100 mg daily 4.5 x 25 mg-250 mg daily 1200 mg daily 12 x 10 mg-100 mg daily 12 x 25 mg-100 mg daily 6 x 50 mg-200 mg daily 12.5 x 25 mg-100 mg daily 5 x 25 mg-250 mg daily 13 x 25 mg-100 mg daily 13.5 x 25 mg-100 mg daily 1375.5 mg daily 14 x 25 mg-100 mg daily 1500 mg daily 15 x 25 mg-100 mg daily 6 x 25 mg-250 mg daily 16 x 25 mg-100 mg daily 1750 mg daily 18 x 25 mg-100 mg daily 20 x 25 mg-100 mg daily 8 x 25 mg-250 mg daily 2200 mg daily 9 x 25 mg-250 mg daily 2400 mg daily 1100 x 25 mg-100 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 6 Number of Patients: 6 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 64 Number of Patients: 64 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 9 Number of Patients: 9 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 7 Number of Patients: 7 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 4 Number of Patients: 4 6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 42 Number of Patients: 42 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 8 Number of Patients: 8 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 28 Number of Patients: 28 21 Number of Patients: 21 1 Number of Patients: 1 63 Number of Patients: 63 2 Number of Patients: 2 7 Number of Patients: 7 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 13 Number of Patients: 13 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 17 Number of Patients: 17 2 Number of Patients: 2 40 Number of Patients: 40 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 9 Number of Patients: 9 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 19 Number of Patients: 19 5 Number of Patients: 5 118 Number of Patients: 118 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 13 Number of Patients: 13 1 Number of Patients: 1 73 Number of Patients: 73 4 Number of Patients: 4 10 Number of Patients: 10 3 Number of Patients: 3 8 Number of Patients: 8 44 Number of Patients: 44 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 9 Number of Patients: 9 16 Number of Patients: 16 3 Number of Patients: 3 58 Number of Patients: 58 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 12 Number of Patients: 12 9 Number of Patients: 9 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 11 Number of Patients: 11 2 Number of Patients: 2 34 Number of Patients: 34 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 8 Number of Patients: 8 14 Number of Patients: 14 9 Number of Patients: 9 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 7 Number of Patients: 7 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Carbidopa-Levodopa or how long patients were taking Carbidopa-Levodopa before stopping.

Currently Taking Carbidopa-Levodopa

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
10
27
38
109
108
229

Stopped Taking Carbidopa-Levodopa

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
10
17
7
17
15
27
Why Patients Stopped Taking Carbidopa-Levodopa (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice 36 38% Doctor's advice: 38%
Other 25 27% Other: 27%
Did not seem to work 21 22% Did not seem to work: 22%
Side effects too severe 15 16% Side effects too severe: 16%
Personal research 9 10% Personal research: 10%
Not indicated 8 9% Not indicated: 9%
Expense 2 2% Expense: 2%
Course of treatment ended 2 2% Course of treatment ended: 2%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 156 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major 66% 80
Moderate 26% 32
Slight 7% 8
None 1% 1
Can't tell 1% 1

Treat Parkinson's

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe 3% 5
Moderate 25% 39
Mild 32% 50
None 40% 62

Top reported side-effects include: Dyskinesia, Nausea, Drowsiness

Summary results are based on 156 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 156)

  • SirShake
    Sex: M
    Mouth/throat: moderate
    Arms: moderate
    Chest: none
    Legs: mild
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  • by SirShake
    Aug 25, 2009
  • EfficacyMajor
  • Side-effectsModerate
  • Treat Parkinson's
Advice/Tips
Try to close my eyes for at least 10 - 15 mins when I feel sleepy.

  • wishpeace
    Sex: F
    Mouth/throat: none
    Arms: none
    Chest: none
    Legs: mild
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  • wishpeace
  • by wishpeace
    Jun 07, 2009
  • EfficacyMajor
  • Side-effectsNone
  • tremor, hand
Advice/Tips
taking generic of sinemet and using insurance is much less costly. this med was increased about 6 mos. ago due to slight increase in tremor and start of tremor in other hand. This med along with Mirapex controls my tremors .... off times are early mornings when first arising.

See all evaluation results for Carbidopa-Levodopa

Report created on November 07, 2009.